Health protection and heatwaves: The need for systematic reviews

Affiliations

Editorial

Sari Kovats et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012.

. 2012 Jul 11;2012(8):ED000044.

doi: 10.1002/14651858.ED000044.

¹ Department of Social and Environmental Research, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

No abstract available

Comment on

Electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves.
Gupta S, Carmichael C, Simpson C, Clarke MJ, Allen C, Gao Y, Chan EY, Murray V. Gupta S, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jul 11;2012(7):CD009888. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009888.pub2. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012. PMID: 22786530 Free PMC article.

1. Kovats RS, Hajat S. Heat stress and public health: a critical review. Annual Review of Public Health 2008;29:41–55. - PubMed
1. Hajat S, O'Connor M, Kosatsky T. Health impacts of hot weather: from awareness of risk factors to effective prevention. Lancet 2010;375(9717):856–63. - PubMed
1. Gupta S, Carmichael C, Simpson C, Clarke MJ, Allen C, Gao Y et al. Electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD009888. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009888.pub2. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Smith JE. Cooling methods used in the treatment of exertional heat illness. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2005;39:503–07. - PMC - PubMed
1. Stafoggia M, Forastiere F, Agostini D, Biggeri A, Bisanti L, Cadum E et al. Vulnerability to heat‐related mortality: a multicity, population‐based, case‐crossover analysis. Epidemiology 2006;17(3):315–23. - PubMed